significance implies a quality or character that should mark a thing as important but that is not self-evident and may or may not be recognized.

SIGNIFICANCE meaning: 1 : the quality of being important the quality of having notable worth or influence; 2 : the meaning of something

Significance is a synonym for importance. It can also refer to: Significance (magazine), a magazine published by the Royal Statistical Society and the American Statistical Association …

1. The state or quality of being significant: a matter of some significance. See Synonyms at importance. 2. A meaning that is expressed or implied: What was the significance of that smile?

The discovery of the new drug is of great significance for/to people suffering from heart problems.

Definition of significance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The significance of something is the importance that it has, usually because it will have an effect on a situation or shows something about a situation.

sig•nif•i•cance (sig nif′ i kəns), n. importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty. meaning; import: The familiar place had a new significance for her. the quality of being …

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun significance. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

SIGNIFICANCE definition: importance; consequence. See examples of significance used in a sentence.